Definition of Secular

Adjective: secular sek-yu-lu(r)

Of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
Characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
"secular goods and advancement";
- worldly, temporal
Not concerned with or devoted to religion
"secular drama";
- profane
Of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
"the secular clergy"
Characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
"set his collar in secular rather than clerical position";
- laic, lay
Having only slow changes, or changing only over a long or indefinite period of time; happening only once in a long time, esp. once a century

Noun: secular sek-yu-lu(r)

Someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
- layman, layperson, laywoman